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Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC Market Report

Unionville, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 12, 2026

645 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $327.00/cwt +2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $3,090/hd at 945 lb · 56 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $397.03/cwt +15.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,878/hd at 473 lb · 43 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $370.84/cwt +12.24 vs last sale · ≈ $2,123/hd at 572 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 645 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 225 2 640.00–690.00 $662.78 $1,491 -42.42
258–295 273 7 660.00–710.00 $686.58 $1,874 +186.58
300–348 320 14 540.00–630.00 $586.88 $1,878 +25.78
355–397 389 10 510.00–580.00 $554.37 $2,156 +78.70
415–440 value added 423 3 520.00–530.00 $523.27 $2,213 —
400–440 426 12 470.00–500.00 $489.93 $2,087 +47.93
460–485 474 11 430.00–455.00 $436.65 $2,070 +12.88
455–497 value added 484 6 470.00–490.00 $476.53 $2,306 +26.53
500–545 518 12 420.00–437.50 $427.65 $2,215 +0.34
518 value added 518 2 465.00 $465.00 $2,409 —
553 value added 553 2 449.00 $449.00 $2,483 —
550–595 582 16 407.50–432.50 $423.54 $2,465 +12.72
608–645 625 13 380.00–405.00 $389.59 $2,435 -2.73
660–686 value added 669 14 376.00–378.00 $377.38 $2,525 —
670–695 689 14 364.00–374.00 $370.37 $2,552 +2.99
705–745 728 3 347.50–357.50 $351.75 $2,561 +1.43
763–785 value added 768 14 355.50–357.00 $355.83 $2,733 +4.91
750–792 784 10 330.00–345.00 $339.02 $2,658 -6.75
800–830 814 4 320.00–341.00 $330.49 $2,690 +2.99
855 855 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,822 —
862 value added 862 10 334.00 $334.00 $2,879 —
945 value added 945 56 327.00 $327.00 $3,090 —
960 960 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,976 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–280 278 2 580.00 $580.00 $1,612 —
300 300 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,500 —
400–445 420 4 390.00–460.00 $437.11 $1,836 +35.95
455–485 476 8 375.00–420.00 $413.13 $1,966 +9.84
500 500 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,800 -50.00
570 570 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,166 -0.84
625–645 635 4 357.50–372.50 $361.84 $2,298 -6.59
690 690 1 357.50 $357.50 $2,467 +1.68

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–270 263 2 620.00–660.00 $639.43 $1,682 +142.13
300–345 330 8 490.00–550.00 $521.19 $1,720 +52.92
355–398 387 15 445.00–520.00 $471.22 $1,824 +45.72
410–445 423 12 410.00–425.00 $414.21 $1,752 -1.02
450–495 473 39 385.00–410.00 $394.67 $1,867 +13.14
474 value added 474 4 420.00 $420.00 $1,991 —
505–543 528 19 380.00–400.00 $386.01 $2,038 +22.27
550–593 572 25 360.00–377.50 $367.71 $2,103 +9.11
565–585 value added 575 5 385.00–387.50 $386.50 $2,222 —
605–646 623 19 342.50–360.00 $350.36 $2,183 +7.51
610–644 value added 640 8 362.50–363.00 $362.94 $2,323 +5.44
650–680 668 3 330.00–340.00 $336.76 $2,250 +4.05
705–714 value added 713 7 335.00 $335.00 $2,389 —
700–730 715 2 317.50–318.00 $317.76 $2,272 +2.76
770–780 775 2 315.00–317.50 $316.24 $2,451 +8.74
875 875 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,406 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 430.00 $430.00 $924 —
320–335 325 4 400.00–475.00 $440.37 $1,431 +45.82
355–385 374 4 390.00–440.00 $410.89 $1,537 +50.89
400–440 423 4 365.00–400.00 $389.14 $1,646 +19.14
470–485 478 2 360.00–370.00 $365.08 $1,745 +6.65
520–540 530 3 350.00–370.00 $358.21 $1,899 +43.39
560–590 575 2 350.00–355.00 $352.43 $2,026 +9.93
630–635 632 3 290.00–337.50 $320.75 $2,027 -4.17
720 720 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,160 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–392 371 11 500.00–540.00 $515.74 $1,913 +36.16
400–445 421 11 440.00–470.00 $458.07 $1,928 +4.76
450–498 476 24 420.00–465.00 $429.72 $2,045 +14.15
500–545 521 17 400.00–430.00 $416.16 $2,168 +10.31
550–595 570 9 385.00–415.00 $394.85 $2,251 +7.64
600–640 619 7 360.00–388.00 $372.70 $2,307 +2.24
655–690 674 7 340.00–352.00 $345.26 $2,327 -12.32
710–725 717 3 342.50–347.50 $344.15 $2,468 +6.69
775–780 778 2 327.50–332.50 $329.99 $2,567 +9.99
815–830 823 2 295.00–300.00 $297.48 $2,448 -11.29
900 900 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,250 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 377 3 410.00–470.00 $436.64 $1,646 +41.45
460–495 470 8 380.00–415.00 $397.09 $1,866 +3.85
515–540 525 3 375.00–380.00 $378.29 $1,986 +9.15
560–580 566 8 330.00–380.00 $346.24 $1,960 +4.88
600–645 613 5 342.50–357.50 $348.02 $2,133 +2.36
725 725 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,356 —
750–765 758 2 315.00–317.50 $316.26 $2,397 —
820 820 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,255 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055 1055 85-90% 2 145.00–147.00 $146.00 $1,540 —
725–1320 1095 85-90% 15 105.00–129.00 $118.70 $1,300 —
1020–1340 1160 85-90% 6 130.00–143.00 $136.49 $1,583 -13.51
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415–1515 1478 75-80% 4 140.00–148.00 $144.31 $2,133 -9.13
1270–1715 1502 75-80% 10 150.00–164.00 $154.83 $2,326 —
1580 1580 75-80% 1 171.00 $171.00 $2,702 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1420 1258 80-85% 6 154.00–164.00 $156.40 $1,968 -13.45
1110–1485 1273 80-85% 8 138.00–147.00 $141.59 $1,802 -19.13

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1620–1900 1761 4 179.00–190.00 $182.46 $3,213 —
1715–1990 1897 3 170.00–176.00 $172.44 $3,271 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1135 1135 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,350.00 $2,350.00
1155–1330 1210 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,325.00–2,600.00 $2,472.08
1390–1455 1423 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,275.00–2,400.00 $2,338.93

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.